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Show 5-day stop smoking plan to be conducted here "Smokers who want to kick the habit will have their chance next week," says R.L. Watts, director of the world-famous world-famous 5-day stop smoking plan. The plan will be conducted here in Vernal by a team of local doctors working with Mr. Watts and Pastor Ray Hickman from Price, and will be held in the Uintah High School each evening for five days beginning Monday night Februarv 18. 7:30 to 9:0(1 p.m. The plan consists of regular group therapy sessions, films, and a daily personal control program for those breaking the habit. The five-day plan to stop smoking was developed about 18 years ago by the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in an attempt to help folks enjoy better health. It began in New England with one of the first courses held in Claremont, New Hampshire, by a Seventh-day Adventist Ad-ventist pastor, Elman J. Folkenberg, and an Adventist physician, Dr. J. Wayne McFarland. Forty persons attended the course which was held in a hotel ballroom. Thirty of the forty attending stopped smoking. Since that early beginning, five-day plans have been held all over the world, and now number in the millions of those who have kicked the habit. "Our greatest desire," states Watts, "is to reach the boys and girls and young people in our schools and help them to see the terrible results of smoking so they will not start the habit." "We would like to appeal to every father and mother in Vernal to bring their children and young people to see the films shown each night from 7:30 to 8 p.m." said Watts. A small registration fee of $5 is charged those taking the plan to cover the cost of materials given during the clinical part, otherwise the plan is free. All are welcome to attend the film shows, Watts concluded. 1 I ii. L :- 9MtiV ' - ; f "'""'- LJ t ; :; ! i j i I VERNAL LOOKS AT METERS. This Vernal City water meter and what flows through it was the topic of discussion at the Vernal City Council meeting, Feb. 13. During the month of February Vernal has been doing studies into the cost, (low, and quality of flow through their meters. Community Consultants, Provo, are studying the flow through the meters to present a rate study to the council. The cost of the meter has been pinned down to about $800 by city officials. Feb. 15 the CUP will finish a study of the feasibility of a treatment plant in anticipation of treating the water that flows through the meter. The city is also looking at sewer fees. |